Robert L Evans

Robert L. Evans has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors since June 2011 after joining CDI as its 11th President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors in August 2006. Prior to joining CDI, Evans was a co-founder and managing director of Symphony Technology Group ("STG"), a private equity firm that provides investment capital and strategic direction to software and services companies. Before STG, he served as president and chief operating officer of Aspect Development Inc., an enterprise software firm that was sold in 2000 for $9.3 billion. Evans also served as managing partner of the Americas Supply Chain Practice for the $22 billion Accenture Ltd. and helped grow Accenture’s client base both inside and outside the United States. Evans’ professional experience includes the automotive industry where he served as vice president of customer support for Mazda Motor of America Inc. He began his career as an economics analyst for Caterpillar Inc. in 1975 and served in a variety of management positions for the heavy equipment manufacturer. In 1986, he co-founded and served as president of the innovative outsourcing services subsidiary Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. He is the president of Tenlane Farm LLC, a 475-acre Thoroughbred breeding operation he built in Woodford County, Ky., where he resides with his family. Evans is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from MacMurray College. He received a master of arts degree in quantitative economics from Western Illinois University.